Makes Critical Improvements for Arizonas Foster Children The passage of landmark federal child welfare reform legislation, The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (H.R. 6893), will make it possible for more children in Arizona and across the nation…

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senate Assistant Republican Leader Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and White Mountain Apache Tribe Chairman Ronnie Lupe testified last Thursday before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee in favor of Kyls previously-introduced legislation, S. 3128, The White Mountain Apache Tribe…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Legislation that would produce great environmental and economic benefits for Arizona has moved one step closer to passage. Recently, the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on the Southeast Arizona Land…

State Capitol, Phoenix Ten days after House Speaker Jim Weiers requested a special session to fund a scholarship program for disabled and foster children, Gov. Janet Napolitano still has not responded. However, the governor didfind time to hobnob with stars…

State Capitol, Phoenix Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona plan to forego needed repairs that represent fire and life safety hazards despite a $1 billion infusion of cash meant to address those needs. In a Tuesday letter to…

Republicans have presented a unified energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign nations by finding more of our own domestic resources while relying on less energy from overseas WASHINGTON, D.C. Senate Republicans unveiled their proposal to address the high…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Congress recently sent the President an emergency funding bill dedicated to providing resources for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan; but unfortunately, $80 billion in other non-emergency spending unrelated to our nations security was attached…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl In May, when many Americans were making plans for their summer vacations, Senate Republicans offered a plan to lower gas prices. We offered an amendment that would lift restrictions on domestic energy production, thereby allowing…

Short-term extension would allow for bipartisan action, relief for seniors and their doctors ËœRepublicans continue to believe that immediate action on a short-term extension is necessary. The millions of beneficiaries who depend on Medicare and the providers who treat them…

State Capitol, Phoenix Four bills aimed at improving services provided by state child welfare agents and shining light on their activities will be come law. The bills, sponsored by Reps. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, and Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, came about after…

State Capitol, Phoenix In a move to clamp down on puppy mills and provide consumer protection, the House gave final approval to a bill that would outlaw the sale of animals on public property. HB2485 makes it a misdemeanor to…

Phoenix, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has expressed his support for the Free Flow of Information Act, the federal shield law, which would bring federal law in line with state laws in Arizona and 48 other states that protect reporters…